Ranged touch attacks and melee

[cyberbougret]

Hi !

When a caster targets (with a spell) a foe who is in melee with a friend, does he have the -4 malus as if he was throwing a weapon or using a bow ?

I would say yes, as it would seem logical to me, but Pathfinder and logic are not always friends so ...

cheers,
cybou

[RuyanVe]

Greetings, fellow traveller.

When a caster targets a foe who is meleeing, she takes the -4 malus with a ranged touch attack on her to-hit - as it is for all ranged attacks.

Ruyan.

[BigNorseWolf]

cyberbougret wrote:

Hi !

When a caster targets (with a spell) a foe who is in melee with a friend, does he have the -4 malus as if he was throwing a weapon or using a bow ?

I would say yes, as it would seem logical to me, but Pathfinder and logic are not always friends so ...

cheers,
cybou

Yes.

Point blank shot and precise shot are reasonable feat choices for casters for this reason.

[cyberbougret]

Thanks very much !